Following the debut of the $0-annual-fee Citi Strata Card, the issuer is launching a premium model: the Citi Strata Elite Card.

The Citi Strata Elite Card, which has a considerable $595 annual charge, focuses its rewards and advantages on journey, together with high-end experiences and purchases. There’s a large welcome provide: Earn 80,000 bonus factors after spending $4,000 within the first 3 months of account opening. Past that, you’ll earn:

• 12 factors per $1 on lodges, automotive leases and sights booked on cititravel.com.

• 6 factors per $1 on air journey booked on cititravel.com. 

• 6 factors per $1 at eating places (together with meals supply companies on “Citi Nights”) on Fridays and Saturdays between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Japanese Time. Exterior of this timeframe, you’ll earn 3 factors per $1 on this class.

• 1.5 factors per $1 on all different purchases. 

Rewards are within the type of ThankYou factors, which you’ll be able to redeem for money again, journey, reward playing cards, purchases at collaborating retailers and extra. An alternative choice is to switch your factors to certainly one of Citi’s switch companions, however there’s a function that units the Citi Strata Elite Card aside: You can even switch your factors to American Airways’ AAdvantage loyalty program. That’s large information as a result of American hasn’t been a everlasting switch companion for another card issuer’s rewards packages, together with Citi, which points a number of co-branded playing cards with the airline.

Should you carry a number of Citi-issued playing cards which can be linked to at least one ThankYou rewards account, you could possibly switch factors from one other card to the Citi Strata Elite Card to then switch to American.

Like different premium playing cards, the Citi Strata Elite Card affords a coupon e book of advantages that would assist offset its annual charge if you happen to’re in a position to make use of them. They embrace:

• A $300 annual lodge credit score for stays of two nights or extra which can be booked by cititravel.com.

• A $200 annual Splurge Credit score for purchases together with your alternative of two of those manufacturers: 1stDibs, American Airways, Finest Purchase, Future Private Coaching and Reside Nation.

• A $200 annual credit score (within the type of two $100 credit) for bookings with Blacklane, a chauffeur service.

Cardholders may also entry:

• The Reserve by Citi Journey, a number of high-end lodges you possibly can e book by Citi. You’ll additionally get free breakfast and Wi-Fi at these properties, together with a $100 expertise credit score, room upgrades, and early check-in/late checkout.

• Ticket gross sales and presales for live shows, sporting occasions and extra by Citi Leisure.

• Cocktail tutorials, movies and programs by the Demise & Co way of life platform (for these ages 21 and up).

• Mastercard Assortment advantages, akin to precedence reservations at eating places, and tickets to stay occasions. The Citi Strata Elite is the primary card within the new high-end Mastercard World Legend advantages tier.

The Citi Strata Elite card joins a Strata “family” of two different merchandise within the issuer’s portfolio: the Citi Strata Card and the Citi Strata Premier® Card, Right here’s a breakdown of what every card affords: